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veganheathen's review
5.0
Reading about the 1971 protest in Attica was made all the more poignant by the accompanying illustrations. This graphic novel was powerful and made me feel so many things. It saddens me that our society still hasn't progressed far from the 70s in its treatment of the incarcerated and people of colour.
plantingneurons's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
farmv8's review
5.0
An incredibly and creatively told life changing story. The emotion was impeccably expressed via the detailed illustrations along with the beautifully written narrative. Big Black bravely communicated his story honestly. This book will stick with me.
geekwayne's review
4.0
'Big Black: Stand at Attica' by Frank "Big Black" Smith & Jared Reinmuth with art by Ameziane is a graphic novel memoir from someone who was in Attica.
Prison conditions in Attica State Prison in 1971 were bad. The prisoners were abused by racist guards and injustices were occurring. The prisoners wanted some demands met, so they started a riot. After the stand off, the authorities ended things violently. Frank "Big Black" Smith as a leader, and someone who was trying to keep the peace, was tortured by prison guards. It took years for him to get justice.
This is a pretty harsh story, but it's a good one and exposes problems as they were in the early 1970s. The art has a kind of retro comic book look and a color pallette that I really liked. I really enjoyed reading this.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Boom! Studios and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Prison conditions in Attica State Prison in 1971 were bad. The prisoners were abused by racist guards and injustices were occurring. The prisoners wanted some demands met, so they started a riot. After the stand off, the authorities ended things violently. Frank "Big Black" Smith as a leader, and someone who was trying to keep the peace, was tortured by prison guards. It took years for him to get justice.
This is a pretty harsh story, but it's a good one and exposes problems as they were in the early 1970s. The art has a kind of retro comic book look and a color pallette that I really liked. I really enjoyed reading this.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Boom! Studios and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
kpbake427's review
5.0
Read this. It's quick and informative. Everyone needs to know about what happened at Attica. This book does a great job at telling the story from Frank Smith's perspective. Our prison system hasn't made much progress since then this happened. "The struggle continues."
e_money_the_cat's review
5.0
Certainly a lot more can be said of this man (there’s a reason Angela Davis still refers to him as her friend nearly two decades after his passing), and certainly a much more may be said of this event. But this text does a great job of getting a viewer interested. A primer.
erikachung182's review against another edition
challenging
informative
tense
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and Police brutality